Senior journalist Ajay Upadhyay passed away at the age of 66 in Varanasi on Saturday evening due to cardiac arrest.
According to reports, his family shared this news. The former editor-in-chief of the Hindi daily ‘Hindustan’ is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
Abhay Upadhyay, a resident of Indira Nagar Mohalla in Varanasi, said that his elder brother, Ajay Upadhyay, who lived in Delhi, passed away at his home around 4 pm, reports stated.
The senior journalist recently visited his younger brother Abhay at his residence.
Ajay, originally from Uniya village in Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar district, spent his childhood and received his education in Varanasi. He held significant positions at several major newspapers, including Hindustan, Dainik Jagran, and Amar Ujala.
